The Greek police reported today, Friday, that international cooperation resulting from a series of murders committed by gangs in Greece has helped dismantle a criminal network accused of carrying out more than 60 murders across Europe over the past decade. According to court documents, more than 39 individuals have been identified, most of whom are from Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, and Romania, and are suspected of belonging to a criminal organization, while about 17 are imprisoned in Serbia, Montenegro, and Turkey.
The "Montenegro Gang" was established in 2010 and was involved in drug trafficking worldwide. It split into two rival factions in 2014 following a dispute over a failed drug trafficking operation in Spain. Athens police chief Fotios Dweitzis stated that "the war between the two groups has resulted in the deaths of at least 60 individuals across Europe."
Four members from Serbia and Montenegro arrived in Greece in 2019 to hide. The Greek police stated that they were killed a year later by members of the rival group. Greece requested assistance from Serbia and the European law enforcement cooperation agency (Europol), and it was discovered that gang members were using a messaging application with a feature for automatic message deletion.
